counselman john roberts, a good and interesting day. as the thoughts raced through my head, sooner or later the clock struck ten, and at the appointed hour, the gavel and clock operated almost as if in perfect unison. i heard the familiar pound of the gavel by the marshel followed by the follow incantation, all those having business draw near for the court is in the session. god save the united states and this honorable court. these justices materialize behind beautiful red velvet draperies. they start to announce the decisions, and, you know, true to form, the court held the most interesting case for the last case. the emotion in the room reached a certain country -- cresnedo, and it came time for the announce. i, along with most of the conservatives in the room, was elated when chief justice roberts started announcing the opinion. i took that as a very, very good oman. i was more e lated when he launched into the commerce clause. i was elated for the third time in the last 75 years, the supreme court was identifying something, anything beyond congresses' immense power under the commerce c
